We got our boosters on Sunday, October 3 and by the middle of the night that night we had side effect symptoms. Nothing too crazy, but I had a headache, nausea, body aches, a low grade temperature, and some wild blood sugars. I was also tired, but I think that was in part blood sugar related. I get wild blood sugars any time I get a vaccine, take a new medication, think about eating a doughnut, look West into the sun just right… you get the picture. So I was not alarmed by this at all. The side effects lasted for me for about 48-72 hours. Justin felt better from his symptoms (milder than most of mine from his description) within 24-36 hours. I was happy I scheduled to be off work on Monday, October 4 “just in case” because I admittedly did not feel well. I was able to go back to work and get things done the remainder of that week, even though I still felt a little off. Again, I think this was mostly from the blood sugars.
Many experts are saying that these side effects are actually a good thing; that that is one way to tell if your body is building an immune response. Neither Justin nor I had many symptoms after getting the first or second shots, so we were actually both kind of nervous that perhaps that meant our immunity wouldn’t be as strong. After the booster, and the couple days of discomfort from our boosters, we are both feeling better (mentally and physically!).
The vaccine boosters have provided a sense of added security that I’m really enjoying. I even ate inside a restaurant recently! The sooner everyone can get vaccinated, the sooner we can start to really put all of this behind us. If you had the Pfizer shot, and you’re a Type 1 or Type 2 diabetic, or have a number of other chronic and critical illnesses, you qualify to get your booster. You too can have some added reassurance!
I’m getting the flu shot next weekend, so I will post part 3 with an update about that process after that.
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